Gotcha Date:April 25th 2010Birthday:August 21st 2009Likes:food,nothing can break his focus on his meals or a treat.exploring.walks.Pet-Peeves:baths,pestering kids,flys.being sent to bed. the stuffing from his toys being in a neat pile.he HATES thatFavorite Toy:his big beef bones.slides around on the tile when he's not eating them.and the squeekers inside the squeek toys.Favorite Food:anything my son gives him he's not supposed to eat.the sound of pastic wrappers makes him drool.and anyting else edible.Favorite Walk:anywhere new that he can go off leash.Best Tricks:after a bath or if he gets wet,you can tell him to get his towel and dry off and he'll get it,drag it on the floor, lay on it and rub his back on it,and wrap hisself up.Arrival Story:i was working at a motel that allows animals,and being an animal lover i enjoyed getting to meet all kinds of pets and their owners. one day i chanced to meet a woman with her am.pit terrier.i asked to meet her dog,nova.he was gorgeous,with one blue eye and one almost the color of his UTLonghorns burnt orange coat,i was in love.(now i'm not the biggest fan of pits, though i had had a great brindle a few years earlier that is hugely missed.)the womans response was,"meet him,you want him??!"i thought she was joking, but after hearing her story, abusive husband,son went to jail for beating him up,she stayed,got beat up again badly,took son's dog and went to mom's,who is afraid of dog and made indoor dog stay outside. husband found and harrassed her at mom's,came to motel. this is where i came in. i said if she was serious i would talk to my husband and take the dog the next day. like i needed to talk to my husband ,he says.i was gettin a dog.being the pit breed we were very cautious with him, i have 2 teenage sons and nova being 8 months old when i got him was a little scary at first. we really didn't know anything more then his name,birthday(or a days difference,8/20/09 or 8/21/09)his vacc records. and that he had a huge appetite and was friendly toward other dogs.he is totally non-confrontational.anti agression.we believe nova ultimately stands for casanova,the great lover.that is all he needs.Bio:nova is an american pitbull terrier registered with the APTAsscRegistry.we aquired nova at 8 monhs old and had to get know him.but to know him is to love him.he is the greatest. we've had him nearly a year now and his personality never stops surprising me. not sure what he went through in his past or how he was raised but i know it was with tons of love and he witnessed some scary things and possibly experienced them at the hands of an abusive man.he hates any kind of negative energy and avoids it like the plague. on walks he ignores barking,taunting dogs and wants to visit with the calm ones. he believes everyone we encounter should acknowledge him or he barks to get their attention,which usually scares them,which in turn,scares him, and that if you go he store on a walk or ride he should go in with you and throws a fit til you return if left alone.if my16 and 18 yr old sons are arguing, he gets between them and starts shaking like a chihuahua.they usually stop and coddle him at that point. he is smart,sometimes to smart for his own good.he has to go to bed 'on' something.never on bare carpet or tile.his bed,the corner of your comforter hanging off the bed,hiding under the covers with my sixteen year old,creeps into my 18 year olds bed without him knowing.a pile of dirty clothes.anything.he loves water bottles and unscrews them and drinks them.he loves the huge beef bones we buy him and spends hours chewing on them and sliding all over the tile in the house on them.sounds like a bowling ball rolling down the lane.he loves to have his back scratched from the middle to his tail,and will maneuver hisself to get his spot scratched.nova is friendly toward all dogs,big and small.sometimes to friendly,hence casanova.kids can climb on him, pull on him,scream in his face and drool on him,he takes all "child"abuse until a chance to take cover and hide arises.loves loooong walks and playgrounds.can run for days.loves to ride,treats,peanut butter,petsmart.thinks he's cool when he has on t-shirts,or bandanas.hates baths,sunglasses,smoke.likes to chase cats but gets scared when he corners one,hence bootleg bully.just a fun,loving,loyal,spoiled,loved dog.Forums Motto:i\'m a lover not a fighterThe Last Forum I Posted In:When someone asks what kind of dog you haveI've Been On Dogster Since: